Active substance combinations of n-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable uv filter substances

ABSTRACT

Active substance combinations of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)-methyl)benzamide and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable UV filter substances.

The present invention relates to active substance combinations of N-(4-amino-2-methyl-quinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable UV filter substances.

Cosmetic skincare is to be understood as meaning, first and foremost, strengthening or restoring the skin's natural function as a barrier against environmental influences (for example dirt, chemicals, microorganisms) and against the loss of endogenous substances (for example water, natural fats, electrolytes).

Impairment of this function can lead to increased absorption of toxic or allergenic substances or colonization by microorganisms, resulting in toxic or allergic skin reactions.

With old skin, for example, regenerative renewal is slower, this being reflected in particular in a decrease in the water-binding capacity of the stratum corneum. It consequently becomes inflexible, dry, and cracked (“physiologically” dry skin). Barrier damage is the result. The skin becomes susceptible to adverse environmental influences such as invasion by microorganisms, toxins, and allergens. This can result even in toxic or allergic skin reactions.

In the case of pathologically dry and sensitive skin, barrier damage is a given. The formation of epidermal intercellular lipids is defective or inadequate in quantity or composition. The consequence is increased permeability of the stratum corneum and insufficient protection of the skin from loss of hygroscopic substances and water.

The barrier action of the skin can be quantified by determining the transepidermal water loss (TEWL). This is the evaporation of water from inside the body, not including water loss while sweating. Quantitation of the TEWL has been found to be extremely informative and can be used in the diagnosis of cracked or chapped skin, to determine the tolerability of surfactants with different chemical structures, and so on.

Chronological aging of the skin is caused for example by endogenous, genetically determined factors. In the epidermis and dermis, age-related processes result, for example, in the following structural damage and functional disturbances, which can also be covered by the term “senile xerosis”:

a) dryness, roughness, and development of fine wrinkles caused by dryness,

b) itching, and

c) decreased refatting by sebaceous glands (for example after washing).

Exogenous factors, such as UV light and chemical toxins, can have a cumulative effect and, for example, accelerate the endogenous aging process or add to it. In the epidermis and dermis, exogenous factors in particular result, for example, in the following structural damage and functional impairment in the skin, which outstrip the damage from chronological aging in both extent and nature:

d) visible vasodilation phenomena (telangiectasias, couperose);

e) sagging skin and development of wrinkles;

f) local hyper-, hypo-, and dyspigmentation (for example age spots), and

g) increased susceptibility to mechanical stress (for example cracking).

The present invention relates in particular to products for the care of naturally aged skin and for treating the secondary damage from photoaging, in particular the phenomena mentioned under a) to g).

Products for the care of aged skin are known per se. They contain, for example, retinoids (vitamin A acid and/or derivatives thereof) or vitamin A and/or derivatives thereof. However, their effect on structural damage is of limited extent. What is more, during product development there are considerable difficulties in stabilizing the active substances sufficiently against oxidative degradation. The use of products containing vitamin A acid often, moreover, causes severe erythematous skin irritation. Retinoids can therefore be used only in low concentrations.

In particular, the present invention relates to cosmetic preparations providing effective protection against harmful oxidation processes in the skin, but also to the protection of cosmetic preparations themselves, and to the protection of constituents of cosmetic preparations, against harmful oxidation processes.

The present invention further relates to antioxidants, preferably those that are used in cosmetic or dermatological skincare preparations. In particular, the invention relates also to cosmetic and dermatological preparations containing such antioxidants. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to cosmetic and dermatological preparations for the prophylaxis and treatment of cosmetic or dermatological skin changes such as skin aging, in particular skin aging caused by oxidative processes.

In addition, the present invention relates to active substances and preparations containing such active substances for the cosmetic and dermatological treatment or prophylaxis of erythematous, inflammatory, allergic or autoimmune reactive phenomena, especially dermatoses.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of active substances and to preparations used for the prophylaxis and treatment of photosensitive skin, especially photodermatoses.

The damaging effect on the skin of the ultraviolet component of sunlight is generally known. Whereas rays having a wavelength of less than 290 nm (the so-called UVC range) are absorbed by the ozone layer in the earth's atmosphere, rays in the range between 290 nm and 320 nm, the so-called UVB range, cause erythema, simple sunburn or actual burns of varying severity.

The erythematous activity of sunlight is said to peak in the narrower range around 308 nm.

Numerous compounds are known to protect against UVB radiation, these being derivatives of 3-benzylidenecamphor, 4-aminobenzoic acid, cinnamic acid, salicylic acid, benzophenone, and also 2-phenylbenzimidazole.

For the range between about 320 nm and about 400 nm, the so-called UVA range, it is likewise important for there to be filter substances available, since such radiation can cause reactions in photosensitive skin. UVA radiation has been shown to result in damage to elastic and collagenous fibers in connective tissue, which causes the skin to age prematurely and can also be regarded as the cause of numerous phototoxic and photoallergic reactions. The damaging effect of UVB radiation can be intensified by UVA radiation.

To protect against radiation in the UVA range, certain derivatives of dibenzoylmethane are accordingly used, the photostability of which is insufficiently established (Int. J. Cosm. Science 10, 53 (1988)).

UV radiation can however also result in photochemical reactions; if this happens, the products of these photochemical reactions interfere in the skin metabolism.

Such photochemical reaction products are predominantly free-radical compounds, for example hydroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen. Undefined free-radical photodegradation products that are formed in the skin itself can show uncontrolled secondary reactions due to the high reactivity thereof. However, singlet oxygen, a non-free radical, excited state of the oxygen molecule, can also arise during UV irradiation, as can short-lived epoxides and many other species. Singlet oxygen, for example, is characterized by increased reactivity compared with the triplet oxygen (free-radical ground state) that is normally present. However, excited, reactive (free-radical) triplet states of the oxygen molecule also exist.

UV radiation also ranks as ionizing radiation. During exposure to UV, there is therefore also a risk of formation of ionic species, which could in turn then act as oxidants in biochemical processes.

To prevent such reactions, additional antioxidants and/or free-radical scavengers can be incorporated into cosmetic or dermatological formulations.

The use of vitamin E, a substance with a known antioxidant effect in light-protection formulations, has previously been proposed, but the achieved effect here too falls well short of what had been hoped for.

The object of the invention was therefore also to provide cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical active substances and preparations and to create light-protection formulations that are used for the prophylaxis and treatment of light-sensitive skin, in particular photodermatoses, primarily PLE.

Other expressions for polymorphous light eruption are PLE, PLME, Mallorca acne, and a variety of other expressions used in the literature (for example A. Voelckel et al, Zentralblatt Haut- and Geschlechtskrankheiten (1989), 156, p. 2).

Antioxidants are used mainly as substances to protect preparations in which they are present from deterioration. Undesirable oxidation processes are nevertheless known to occur in human and animal skin too. Such processes play a key role in skin aging.

The article “Skin Diseases Associated with Oxidative Injury” in “Oxidative Stress in Dermatology”, pp. 323 ff. (Marcel Decker Inc., New York, Basel, Hong Kong, editors: Jürgen Fuchs, Frankfurt, and Lester Packer, Berkeley/California) details oxidative damage to the skin and the more immediate causes thereof.

For the purposes also of preventing such reactions, antioxidants and/or free-radical scavengers can be additionally incorporated into cosmetic or dermatological formulations.

Some antioxidants and free-radical scavengers are certainly known. The use of vitamin E, a substance with a known antioxidant effect in light-protection formulations, has previously been proposed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,144,325 and 4,248,861 and in numerous other documents, but the achieved effect here too falls well short of what had been hoped for.

The object of the present invention was therefore to find ways of avoiding the disadvantages of the prior art. In particular, the effect of repairing the damage associated with endogenous, chronological, and exogenous skin aging and the prophylaxis thereof needs to be long-lasting, sustained, and without the risk of side effects.

According to the invention, the shortcomings of the prior art are eliminated by active substance combinations of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)-benzamide and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable UV filter substances.

Cosmetic or dermatological preparations according to the invention, active substance combinations of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable UV filter substances, are in every respect extremely satisfactory preparations. It was not possible for those skilled in the art to predict whether the preparations according to the invention would be

-   -   better at maintaining or restoring the skin's barrier         properties,     -   better at counteracting dehydration,     -   more effective against pigmentation disorders,     -   more effective against skin aging, and     -   better at protecting the skin from environmental influences than         the preparations of the prior art.

Surprisingly, when using active substance and cosmetic or topical dermatological preparations employed according to the invention that have an effective content of active substance combinations employed according to the invention, not only is effective treatment, but also prophylaxis

-   -   of deficient, sensitive or hypoactive skin states or deficient,         sensitive or hypoactive states of skin appendages     -   of signs of premature aging of the skin (for example wrinkles,         age spots, telangiectasias) and/or of skin appendages,     -   of environmental (smoking, smog, reactive oxygen species, free         radicals) and in particular light-related adverse changes to the         skin and skin appendages.     -   of light-related skin damage     -   of pigmentation disorders,     -   of itching,     -   of dry skin states and disorders of the stratum corneum barrier,     -   of hair loss and for boosting hair growth     -   of inflammatory skin conditions and also atopic dermatitis,         seborrheic dermatitis, polymorphous light eruption, psoriasis,         vitiligo possible. The active substance and cosmetic or topical         dermatological preparations according to the invention that have         an effective content of active substance according to the         invention may surprisingly also be used     -   to soothe sensitive or irritated skin     -   to stimulate the synthesis of collagen, hyaluronic acid, and         elastin     -   to stimulate ceramide synthesis in the skin     -   to stimulate intracellular DNA synthesis, particularly in         deficient or hypoactive skin states.     -   to boost cell renewal and regeneration in the skin     -   to boost the skin's own protection and repair mechanisms (for         example for dysfunctional enzymes, DNA, lipids, proteins)     -   for treatment before and after topical application of laser and         abrasive treatments that are used for example for reducing skin         wrinkles and scars, to counteract the resulting skin irritation         and to promote regeneration processes in the injured skin.

N-(4-Amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide is characterized by the structural formula

Cosmetic or dermatological preparations according to the invention preferably contain 0.001-10% by weight, more preferably 0.01-1% by weight, of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide based on the total composition of the preparations.

The preparations according to the invention preferably contain 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight of one or more UV filter substances, preferably 1 to 30% by weight of one or more UV filter substances, particularly preferably 3-20% by weight of one or more UV filter substances.

In order to provide cosmetic preparations that protect the hair and skin from the entire range of ultraviolet radiation, the preparations according to the invention advantageously comprise substances that absorb UV radiation in the UV-A and/or UV-B range, wherein the total amount of filter substances is, for example, 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight, preferably 1 to 30% by weight, more preferably 3.0 to 20.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the preparations. They can also serve as sunscreens for the hair or skin.

UV filters that are advantageous according to the invention may be chosen, by way of example from the group of the compounds 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid and/or salts thereof; phenylene-1,4-bis(2-benzimidazyl)-3,3′-5,5′-tetrasulfonic acid salts; 1,4-di(2-oxo-10-sulfo-3-bornylidenemethyl)benzene and salts thereof; 4-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)benzenesulfonic acid salts; 2-methyl-5-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)sulfonic acid salts; 2,2′-methylenebis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol); 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-[2-methyl-3-[1,3,3,3-tetramethyl-1-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]disiloxanyl]propyl]phenol; 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor; 3-benzylidenecamphor; ethylhexyl salicylate; terephthalidenedicamphorsulfonic acid; 2-ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate; 2-ethylhexyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate; amyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate; di(2-ethylhexyl) 4-methoxybenzalmalonate; 2-ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate; isoamyl 4-methoxycinnamate; 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4′-methylbenzophenone; 2,2′-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone; homomenthyl salicylate; 2-ethylhexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate; dimethicodiethylbenzalmalonate; 3-(4-(2,2-bisethoxycarbonylvinyl)-phenoxy)propenyl)-methoxysiloxane/dimethylsiloxane copolymer; 4-(tert-butyl)-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane; hexyl 2-(4′-diethylamino-2′-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoate; dioctylbutylamidotriazone (INCI: Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone); 2,4-bis[5-1(dimethylpropyl)benzoxazol-2-yl-(4-phenyl)imino]-6-(2-ethylhexyl)imino-1,3,5-triazine with the (CAS No. 288254-16-0); 2,4-bis{[4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy]phenyl}-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (INCI: Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine); tri(2-ethylhexyl) 4,4′,4″-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyltriimino)tribenzoate (also: 2,4,6-tris[anilino-(p-carbo-2′-ethyl-1′-hexyloxy)]-1,3,5-triazine (INCI: Ethylhexyl Triazone); 2,4,6-tribiphenyl-4-yl-1,3,5-triazine; merocyanine; titanium dioxide; zinc oxide.

Examples of preferred UV-B filter substances are:

-   -   2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate     -   ethylhexyl salicylate     -   homomenthyl salicylate     -   Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone     -   2,4,6-trianilino-(p-carbo-2′-ethyl-1′-hexyloxy)-1,3,5-triazine;     -   salts of 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid, such as the         sodium, potassium or triethanolammonium salt thereof and also         the sulfonic acid itself;     -   sulfonic acid derivatives of 3-benzylidenecamphor, such as         4-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)benzenesulfonic acid,         2-methyl-5-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)sulfonic acid, and salts         thereof.

The list of cited UV filters that may be used in the context of the present invention is of course not intended to be limiting.

Particularly preferred UVA filters:

4-(tert-butyl)-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane,

Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate

Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid

Particularly preferred broad-spectrum filters:

Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine

titanium dioxide

Tris-Biphenyl Triazine

Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol

Drometrizole Trisiloxane

It may be advantageous according to the invention to use customary antioxidants in preparations comprising active substance combinations according to the invention.

The antioxidants are advantageously selected from the group consisting of amino acids (for example glycine, histidine, tyrosine, tryptophan) and derivatives thereof, imidazoles (for example urocanic acid) and derivatives thereof, peptides such as DL-carnosine, D-carnosine, L-carnosine and derivatives thereof (for example anserine), carotenoids, carotenes (for example α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene) and derivatives thereof, aurothioglucose, propylthiouracil and other thiols (for example thioredoxin, glutathione, cysteine, cystine, cystamine, and the glycosyl, N-acetyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, amyl, butyl and lauryl, palmitoyl, oleyl, γ-linoleyl, cholesteryl, and glyceryl esters thereof) and salts thereof, dilauryl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate, thiodipropionic acid and derivatives thereof (esters, ethers, peptides, lipids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and salts) and also sulfoximine compounds (for example buthionine sulfoximine, homocysteine sulfoximine, buthionine sulfones, pentathionine sulfoximine, hexathionine sulfoximine, heptathionine sulfoximine) in very low tolerated doses (for example pmol to μmol per kg), also (metal) chelating agents (for example α-hydroxy fatty acids, palmitic acid, phytic acid, lactoferrin), α-hydroxy acids (for example citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid), humic acid, bile acid, bile extracts, bilirubin, biliverdin, EDTA, EGTA and derivatives thereof, unsaturated fatty acids and derivatives thereof (for example γ-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid), folic acid and derivatives thereof, alanine diacetic acid, flavonoids, polyphenols, catechins, vitamin C and derivatives (for example ascorbyl palmitate, Mg ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl acetate), tocopherols and derivatives (for example vitamin E acetate), and also coniferyl benzoate of benzoin resin, rutic acid and derivatives thereof, ferulic acid and derivatives thereof, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, trihydroxybutyrophenone, uric acid and derivatives thereof, mannose and derivatives thereof, zinc and derivatives thereof (for example ZnO, ZnSO₄), selenium and derivatives thereof (for example selenium methionine), stilbenes and derivatives thereof (for example stilbene oxide, trans-stilbene oxide), and appropriate derivatives according to the invention (salts, esters, ethers, sugars, nucleotides, nucleosides, peptides, and lipids) of these recited active substances.

The amount of antioxidants (one or more compounds) in the preparations is preferably 0.001 to 10% by weight, more preferably 0.01-5% by weight, particularly preferably 0.05-3% by weight, based on the total weight of the preparation.

Prophylaxis or cosmetic or dermatological treatment with cosmetic or topical dermatological preparations having an effective content of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide is carried out in the usual manner and specifically such that the cosmetic or topical dermatological preparations having an effective content of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide are applied to the affected areas of skin.

N-(4-Amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide may advantageously be incorporated into typical cosmetic and dermatological formulations, which can take different forms. Thus, they may for example be a solution, a water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion or an oil-in-water (O/W) type emulsion, or multiple emulsions, for example a water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) type or oil-in-water-in-oil (O/W/O) type, a hydrodispersion or lipodispersion, a gel, a solid stick or even an aerosol.

Inventive emulsions in the context of the present invention, for example in the form of a cream, a lotion or a cosmetic milk, are advantageous and contain, for example, fats, oils, waxes, and/or other fatty substances, and also water and one or more emulsifiers as are customarily used for formulations of this type.

It also possible and advantageous in the context of the present invention to include the active substance used according to the invention in aqueous systems or in surfactant preparations for cleansing the skin and the hair.

It is of course known to those skilled in the art that sophisticated cosmetic compositions are generally not conceivable without the customary auxiliaries and additives. The cosmetic preparations according to the invention may therefore contain cosmetic auxiliaries as are typically used in such preparations, for example preservatives, bactericides, deodorant substances, antiperspirants, insect repellents, vitamins, antifoaming agents, dyes, pigments with a coloring effect, thickeners, softening substances, moisturizing and/or moisture-retaining substances, fats, oils, waxes or others customary components of a cosmetic formulation, such as alcohols, polyols, polymers, foam stabilizers, electrolytes, organic solvents or silicone derivatives.

Mutatis mutandis, corresponding requirements apply to the formulation of medicinal products.

Topical medicinal compositions in the context of the present invention generally comprise one or more medicaments at an effective concentration. For the sake of simplicity and in order to make a clear distinction between cosmetic and medicinal use and corresponding products, reference is made to the statutory provisions of the Federal Republic of Germany (for example the Kosmetikverordnung [Cosmetics Ordinance] and Lebensmittel- and Arzneimittelgesetz [Food and Medicinal Products Act]).

The oil phase of the emulsions of the present invention is advantageously selected from the group of the esters of saturated and/or unsaturated, branched and/or unbranched alkanecarboxylic acids having a chain length of 3 to 30 C atoms and saturated and/or unsaturated, branched and/or unbranched alcohols having a chain length of 3 to 30 C atoms, from the group consisting of esters of aromatic carboxylic acids and saturated and/or unsaturated, branched and/or unbranched alcohols having a chain length of 3 to 30 C atoms. Such ester oils may then advantageously be selected from the group consisting of isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl stearate, isopropyl oleate, n-butyl stearate, n-hexyl laurate, n-decyl oleate, isooctyl stearate, isononyl stearate, isononyl isononanoate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, 2-ethylhexyl laurate, 2-hexyldecyl stearate, 2-octyldodecyl palmitate, oleyl oleate, oleyl erucate, erucyl oleate, erucyl erucate, and also synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural mixtures of such esters, for example jojoba oil.

In addition, the oil phase may advantageously be selected from the group of the branched and unbranched hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon waxes, silicone oils, dialkyl ethers, the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched alcohols, and also fatty acid triglycerides, namely triglyceryl esters of saturated and/or unsaturated, branched and/or unbranched alkanecarboxylic acids having a chain length of 8 to 24, especially 12-18 C atoms. The fatty acid triglycerides may for example advantageously be selected from the group consisting of synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural oils, for example olive oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, groundnut oil, rapeseed oil, almond oil, palm oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, argan oil, jojoba oil, macadamia oil, olus oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, and other similar oils.

Any blends of such oil and wax components may also advantageously be used in the context of the present invention. It may optionally also be advantageous to use waxes, for example cetyl palmitate, as the sole lipid component of the oil phase.

Embodiments of the present invention that are advantageous in accordance with the invention are characterized in that the preparation comprises one or more oils selected from the group of the compounds butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, phenethyl benzoate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, dibutyl adipate; diisopropyl sebacate, dicaprylyl carbonate, di-C12-13 alkyl tartrate, butyloctyl salicylate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, hydrogenated castor oil dimerate, noin, C12-13 alkyl lactate, C16-17 alkyl benzoate, propylheptyl caprylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, diethylhexyl 2,6-naphthalate, octyldodecanol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, ethylhexyl cocoate.

The water phase of the preparations according to the invention may advantageously contain customary cosmetic auxiliaries such as alcohols, in particular those having a low number of carbon atoms, preferably ethanol.

Preparations that in accordance with the invention take the form of an emulsion particularly advantageously contain one or more hydrocolloids. These hydrocolloids may advantageously be selected from the group of the gums, polysaccharides, cellulose derivatives, phyllosilicates, polyacrylates, carbomers, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, and/or other polymers.

Preparations that in accordance with the invention take the form of a hydrogel contain one or more hydrocolloids. These hydrocolloids may advantageously be selected from the abovementioned group.

Efficacy Tests:

For the viability assay, dermal fibroblasts were treated with active substances/active substance combinations in the cell culture medium for 24 h and during this time were provided with BrdU (5-bromodeoxyuridine). The cells take up this synthetic nucleic acid, which is detectable by fluorescence detection, and incorporate it into newly synthesized genetic material during cell division. The fluorescence of the cell monolayer is then measured after 24 h, the intensity of which is ultimately a measure of the cell division rate during treatment with the active substance. This allows conclusions to be drawn about the effect of the individual active substances on cell viability.

The positive effect of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)-benzamide in combination with a UV filter is demonstrated by the increase in the rate of incorporation of BrdU versus treatment with the corresponding UV filter alone, see FIG. 1:

The lipid assay is performed on subcutaneous adipocytes. Cell culture dishes are inoculated with preadipocytes, which undergo differentiation into adipocytes. This is followed by treatment with the active substance for one week, during which the cells synthesize lipids and store them in vesicles. The total amount of lipid as a function of active substance effects is determined at the end of the culture period. This is done by staining the cell monolayer with the lipophilic fluorescent dye AdipoRed, followed by quantification by fluorescence spectroscopy. The positive effect of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)-methyl)benzamide in combination with a UV filter is demonstrated by the increase in accumulation of AdipoRed and inferred increase in the differentiation performance of the adipocytes versus treatment with the corresponding UV filter alone, see FIG. 2:

The third assay performed is the LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) cytotoxicity assay. In this assay, the metabolic enzyme LDH is detected in the medium supernatant of the cell monolayer by adding a substrate for the enzyme to the cell culture supernatant. Reaction of the latter produces a color change, which is determined photometrically. The magnitude of the color change correlates here with the amount of LDH in the cell culture supernatant. LDH is however an intracellular enzyme and is able to pass into the medium supernatant of cell cultures only if a cell is damaged, for example as a consequence of toxic substances, and if there is accompanying damage to the cell membrane. The positive effect of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide in combination with a UV filter is demonstrated by the decrease in the rate of escape of LDH versus treatment with the corresponding UV filter alone, which equates to a reduction in the toxicity of the active-substance combination. See FIG. 3 for human fibroblasts and FIG. 4 for human adipocytes:

For all assays, the active substances were present as 1000× stocks dissolved to 10 mM in DMSO and were diluted 1:1000 in the appropriate cell culture medium for use.

Tabulated Summary of the Results:

For the following active substances according to the invention, a tested combination together with 10 ng/ml of N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide, showed better activity in one or more cell culture assays than was observed for the corresponding active substance alone:

Active sunstance Assay Parsol 17879/Losar A Lipid Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl LDH Benzoate/Lischu DHHB/Uvinul A Plus Lischu OS Lipid + LDH Polysilicone-15/Lischu SLX/Parsol SLX Lipid + BrdU Octocrylene/Lischu N Lipid Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid/Solex 23 Lipid Lischu HEB Lipid Ethylhexyl triazone/Lischu T 150 Lipid + BrdU + LDH Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl LDH Triazine/Lischu S Benzophenone-3/Stabilizer 2H LDH Lischu BE-1000 BrdU Mexoryl XL Lipid

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Example formulation 1 2 3 4 % by % by % by % by Chemical/INCl name weight weight weight weight N-(4-Amino-2-methylquinolin-6- 0.2 1 0.5 0.15 yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)meth- yl)benzamide Stearic acid 2.50 2.00 Glyceryl stearate 1.00 1.00 Sodium cetearyl sulfate 0.15 0.15 Glyceryl stearate SE 1.00 2.00 C12-15 alkyl benzoate 3.00 2.00 Caprylic acid/capric acid 2.50 2.50 2.00 2.50 triglyceride Cetyl stearyl alcohol 3.00 2.00 3.00 Cetyl alcohol 2.00 Stearyl alcohol 2.00 1.00 Dibutyl adipate 4 Butylene glycol dicaprylate/ 2 dicaprate Glycerol 5.00 7.00 5.00 9.00 Methylparaben 0.20 Phenoxyethanol 0.40 0.50 0.50 0.40 Ethylhexylglycerol 0.20 Methylisothiazolinone 0.05 Butylene glycol 2.0 Carbomer 0.10 0.10 Xanthan gum 0.10 Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl 0.2 0.10 0.15 0.10 Acrylate Crosspolymer Trisodium EDTA 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.2 Butyl Methoxydibenzoyl- 4 5 3 methane Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl 6 Hexyl Benzoate Phenylbenzimidazole 2 sulfonic acid Octocrylene 5 5 Ethylhexyl salicylate 4 5 5 Homosalate 9 7 Benzophenone-4 2 Ethylhexyl triazone 3 1 Diethylhexyl Butamido 1 Triazine Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol 1 Methoxyphenyl Triazine Titanium dioxide (nano) 2 Perfume 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.20 Sodium hydroxide as as as as required required required required Water to 100 to 100 to 100 to 100 Example formulation 5 6 7 8 % by % by % by % by Chemical name weight weight weight weight N-(4-Amino-2-methylquinolin-6- 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)meth- yl)benzamide Glyceryl stearate citrate 2.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 Behenyl alcohol 1.50 C12-15 alkyl benzoate 10 2.50 6 2.50 Dibutyl adipate 4 4 Butylene glycol 7 dicaprylate/dicaprate Cetyl alcohol 2.00 2.00 2.00 Stearyl alcohol 2.00 2.00 Almond oil Dicaprylyl carbonate 2.00 2.50 2.50 Octyldodecanol 2.00 Isopropyl palmitate 1.50 Dimethicone 0.50 1.00 1.00 Glycerol 3.00 5.00 7.00 9.00 Methylparaben 0.20 0.15 Phenoxyethanol 0.40 0.60 0.50 0.50 Propylparaben 0.10 Xanthan gum 0.20 0.10 Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl 0.3 0.10 0.10 Acrylate Crosspolymer Tapioca starch 0.50 0.50 Butyl Methoxydibenzoyl- 4 4 5 2 methane Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl 4 Hexyl Benzoate Phenylbenzimidazole 2 Sulfonic Acid Octocrylene 8 5 Ethylhexyl salicylate 5 5 5 Homosalate 5 5 Benzophenone-3 3 Ethylhexyl triazine 3 Diethylhexyl Butamido 1 2 Triazone Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol 3 2 Methoxyphenyl Triazine Titanium dioxide (nano) 2 Polysilicone-15 Zinc oxide Trisodium EDTA 0.15 0.15 Sodium hydroxide as as as as required required required required Perfume 0.10 0.30 0.20 Water to 100 to 100 to 100 to 100 Example formulations 9 10 11 12 % by % by % by % by Chemical name weight weight weight weight N-(4-Amino-2-methylquinolin-6- 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)meth- yl)benzamide Polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 distearate Sorbitan stearate 1.50 3.00 1.50 3.00 C12-15 alkyl benzoate 2.50 2.50 2.50 Caprylic acid/capric acid 2.50 2.50 2.50 triglycerides Stearyl alcohol 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.50 Cyclomethicone 1.00 2.00 1.00 Isopropyl myristate 2.50 2.00 2.50 Isopropyl palmitate 2.00 1.00 Ethylhexyl stearate 1.50 Dimethicone 1.00 1.00 Decyl oleate — 1.50 Glycerol 5.00 7.50 3.00 7.50 Butyrospermum parkii butter 2.00 Squalane 0.50 Methylparaben 0.20 0.20 Phenoxyethanol 0.40 0.40 0.40 Propylparaben 0.10 Caprylyl glycol 0.20 Ethylhexylglycerol 0.20 0.2 Pentylene glycol 0.10 0.05 0.5 Carbomer 0.15 0.10 0.15 0.10 Ammonium Acryloyldi- 0.20 0.20 methyltaurate/VP Copolymer Carrageenan 0.10 0.15 Trisodium EDTA 1.00 1.00 Tapioca starch 1.00 1.00 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl 4 Hexyl Benzoate Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate 4 3 5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoyl- 4 2 3 methane Octocrylene 8 8 Ethylhexyl salicylate 5 3 Sodium hydroxide as as as as required required required required Perfume as as as required required required Water to 100 to 100 to 100 to 100 

1.-6. (canceled)
 7. An active substance combination, wherein the combination comprises (a) N-(4-amino-2-methylquinolin-6-yl)-2-((4-ethylphenoxy)methyl)benzamide and (b) one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable UV filter substances.
 8. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or more UV filter substances selected from 3-benzylidenecamphor derivatives, 4-aminobenzoic acid derivatives, 2,4,6-tri[anilino-(p-carbo-2′-ethyl-1′-hexyloxy)]-1,3,5-triazine; esters of benzalmalonic acid; esters of cinnamic acid; derivatives of benzophenone; UV filters bound to polymers; 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid and salts thereof; sulfonic acid derivatives of 3-benzylidenecamphor and the sulfonic acid itself.
 9. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or both of 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor and 3-benzylidenecamphor.
 10. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or both of 2-ethylhexyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate and amyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate.
 11. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or more UV filter substances selected from di(2-ethylhexyl) 4-methoxybenzalmalonate, 2-ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate, and isopentyl 4-methoxycinnamate.
 12. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or more UV filter substances selected from 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4′-methylbenzophenone, and 2,2′-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone.
 13. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or more UV filter substances selected from the sodium, potassium and triethanolammonium salts of 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid.
 14. The combination of claim 7, wherein component (b) comprises one or both of 4-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)benzenesulfonic acid and 2-methyl-5-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)-sulfonic acid.
 15. A cosmetic or dermatological preparation, wherein the preparation comprises the active substance combination of claim
 7. 16. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation comprises from 0.1% to 40% by weight of component (b), based on a total weight of the preparation.
 17. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation comprises from 0.5% to 30% by weight of component (b), based on a total weight of the preparation.
 18. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation comprises from 1% to 20% by weight of component (b), based on a total weight of the preparation.
 19. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation comprises from 3% to 20% by weight of component (b), based on a total weight of the preparation.
 20. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation comprises from 0.001% to 10% by weight of component (a), based on a total weight of the preparation.
 21. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation comprises from 0.01% to 1% by weight of component (a), based on a total weight of the preparation.
 22. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation is an emulsion.
 23. The preparation of claim 22, wherein the preparation is an O/W emulsion.
 24. The preparation of claim 22, wherein the preparation is a W/O emulsion.
 25. The preparation of claim 15, wherein the preparation is a hydrodispersion.
 26. A method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of symptoms of intrinsic and/or extrinsic skin aging and for the treatment and/or the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation on the skin, wherein the method comprises applying to skin in need of treatment and/or prophylaxis the preparation of claim
 15. 